Word Meaning 梅雨

つゆ tsuyu

梅雨 is read as つゆ (tsuyu) and means (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July).

Meaning

English

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)
rain during the rainy season

Reading

Kana

つゆ

Romaji

tsuyu

Writing Variants

梅雨ばいう baiu
黴雨つゆ tsuyu
黴雨ばいう baiu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Rank 406 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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梅雨入り

つゆいり

entering the rainy season

梅雨明け

つゆあけ

end of the rainy season

梅雨前線

ばいうぜんせん

seasonal rain front

梅雨時

つゆどき

wet season

梅雨期

ばいうき

rainy season

梅雨空

つゆぞら

overcast sky in the rainy season

梅雨の走り

つゆのはしり

rainy spells just before the rainy season

梅雨晴れ

つゆばれ

sunny spell during rainy season

梅雨寒

つゆざむ

unseasonably cool weather during the rainy season

空梅雨

からつゆ

(unusually) dry rainy season

送り梅雨

おくりづゆ

last rain of the rainy season (often accompanied by thunderstorms)

走り梅雨

はしりづゆ

unstable weather preceding the rainy season (normally occurring in May)